rtl8139 Driver

[Gary Lowder]

> Anthony Ellison wrote:
> I am new to Linux, in fact new to Unix I get to the point, just
> purchased a PC installed suse linux 6.2
> download network driver rtl8139.c for me network card.
> Q/ What is the correct compile command for compiling this c code
> once compiled how do I install it
>

Hi Anthony,
You need to make sure you've got a current kernel source tree, you can
go to linux.kernel.org and get it from there.  Untar that into /usr/src
(after first renaming the current /usr/src/linux to something like
/usr/src/linux-old).  If you've already got a current source tree then
great.  For kernel compilation instructions, check
/usr/src/linux/README, these are the most up to date instructions for
your kernel.  You may also check the HOWTO at
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html  .

Now for the module itsself.  Donald Becker has already written some
great blow-by-blow instructions for this, it's at
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/misc/modules.html , of course,
substitute the module name rtl8139.c for the driver listed in the text.

Hope this helps, compiling kernels will become second nature for you
soon, don't worry.

Gary Lowder.
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